trivia point one: it's actually quadro-triticale, because it was based on a real grain.
trivia point two: triticale is a real grain, a hybrid between wheat and rye.
trivia point three: An episode of the popular TV series Star Trek, "The Trouble With Tribbles", revolved around the protection of a grain developed from triticale, which writer David Gerrold called "quadro-triticale" at producer Gene Coon's suggestion, and to which he ascribed four distinct lobes per kernel. A later episode titled "More Tribbles, More Troubles", in the animated series, also written by Gerrold, dealt with "quinto-triticale", an improvement on the original that apparently had five lobes per kernel. (wilipedia)
